An investigation by an EU watchdog into text messages sent by European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to Pfizer’s CEO has found the EU’s executive arm guilty of “maladministration”. Von der Leyen’s texts had not been stored there and the commission president’s personal office had not been asked if any such messages existed. “Not all text messages need to be recorded, but text messages clearly do fall under the EU transparency law and so relevant text messages should be recorded. “If text messages concern EU policies and decisions, they should be treated as EU documents. She said: “This is bigger than just text messaging between Von der Leyen and Pfizer.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2022 18:46 UTC